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My name is Nadine Newman-Dempster and I am a GDLT student studying full time in secondary. My two teaching areas are English and Media. My previous degree was a Bachelor of Communications majoring in TV production.

My Age
I am 23 years old

My family
I am over here with my partner. I come from NZ. I have been here for 2 years now. But, all my family live in NZ, thank god for technology, so I can keep in touch.

My Involvement with ICT
My involvement with ICT is fair, but I am going to need support in some areas. I am a digital immigrant. I feel I struggle with its jargon and I still like to see things in hardcopy.

Where do I live? Town, country, city?
I live 30mins out of Bundaberg at the moment, so I am really keen to meet up with fellow Bundabergians for Tim Tams and a chat.

My hobbies?
My hobby is horses. My partner and I run our own business in the horse industry, so it has to be our hobby, our passion, our lifestyle. Other hobbies I enjoy are singing; I sing within a trio of girls; and i enjoy going to the gym when I get time.

Work outside university? Hours I work?
I do not have set hours to work when running our own business, but businesses are unpredictable so my hours can increase overnight, depending on what is happening.

My skills - how can I be of help to everyone?
I feel I have a creative flair, and am a good problem solver. I try my best to make the situation positive and fair for everyone. Another skill I have is having a Mum who has worked in the education industry as a secondary teacher for over 40 years. Yey!!

Am I highly social or like learning on my own? Or something in-between?
I am a highly social learner and feel I learn best by discussing problems and ideas with others. But around assignment time I like to put my head down and get it done without many distractions. I already feel a tad lost with all the links and URLs. It is overwhelming. I have to try and keep up.

My learning style - am I visual, kinaesthetic (hands on learner), auditory (like to listen to words, which includes reading because we read inside our heads!!)
I am a visual leaner, so the multi-intelligence test says. But I feel that I do like to be hands on as well. I feel the understanding of the knowledge sinks into my long term memory better.

The subject matter I wish to focus on during this course.
I wish to focus on all subject matter within the course in order to understand how I am going to become a secondary school teacher and also to obviously get good grades. I probably will focus on a particular subject if an assignment is drawing near.

I would say that this would be my most challenging course within the program because it can seem so foreign and takes me twice as long to understand things.

My favourite ICT tools
I really enjoy using the internet, it helps with buying things online without stepping out of the house and also, I LOVE internet banking. So, easy and accessible. One of my must haves. I sound like a nerd.

Email contact
My university email is S0209353@student.cqu.edu.au

















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